Donald Wood, CRNA, CPHRM, Patient Safety/Risk Manager, The Doctors Company Multiple studies have shown that communication challenges can cause health care errors and complications. Dentists regularly provide care to patients who require a health care team with several medical specialties.…
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An Early Bite with Dr. John Paul: “Doc, Just Give Me a Reline”
By Dr. John Paul, FDA Editor If you are a dentist, and you practice in Florida, you are more than likely to have a patient walk into your office and ask to have their dentures relined. Many are convinced that…
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Not as Busy as You Would Like? Try Looking Around the Dental “Neighborhood”
By Dr. Rick Huot According to the ADA Health Policy Institute’s recent research brief, statistics show that dental offices have been lagging behind other business entities to recover from the Great Recession that started in 2008. Except in rural and…
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Challenges for Pediatric Dentistry
By Kim Hathaway, MSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Patient Safety Risk Manager, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management at The Doctor’s Company Identifying legal guardianship and the rights of parents can reduce risk prior to treating a minor. Treatment of a…
Beyond the Bite 